The Lion and the Fly
A lion by a gad-fly worried,
Half maddened by his sting,
Exclaimed, “Be off, vile fly—
Mean, pitiful, base thing!”
After the fly had ended his repast,
Fully exhausted feels the beast at last,
And roared so that he shook the earth,
While the victorious fly
Met in the spider’s web his destiny.
Moral
Two morals draw I from this tale:
First, We should fear the smallest enemy;
And second, We may escape great perils,
And from a trifling cause may die.